Gaylord Lucas v. Delta Airlines

50 F.3d 15 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Gaylord LUCAS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DELTA AIRLINES, Defendant-Appellee. No. 94-55347. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 7, 1995. * Decided March 9, 1995. Before: SNEED, POOLE, and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Gaylord Lucas appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment for Delta Airlines ("Delta") in Lucas's diversity suit. Lucas alleged that he was terminated from his job as a line service mechanic due to age discrimination and wrongful termination in violation of public policy. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. 3 "A grant of summary judgment is reviewed de novo to determine, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party, whether there exist any genuine issues of material fact and whether the district court correctly applied the relevant substantive law." Nishimoto v. Federman-Bachrach & Assocs.,…